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Master of Music Contemporary Music Performance (MA IEMA CoMP) at Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main

Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Programme overview

A one-year Master's programme with about 14 work phases, run in close cooperation with the Ensemble Modern, for trained instrumentalists, conductors, composers and sound directors who want to specialise in contemporary music.

Faculty: Music  |  Department: Internationale Ensemble Modern Akademie  |  Duration: 2 semesters (1 year), 60 CP  |  Study mode: full-time; German- and English-taught; cooperation with Ensemble Modern  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

What you will study

Solo works, chamber music and conducted repertoire from classical modernism to staged productions and premieres, about 30 concerts in Germany and abroad, and theoretical approaches and music mediation.

Career pathways

Prepares for work as a freelance artist or in a free ensemble for contemporary music.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A completed degree at a music university or comparable institution in instrumental performance, conducting, composition or sound direction (Bachelor, Diplom, church music exam or Staatsexamen) and sufficient German or English (for example German B1, IELTS 3.5-4.5, TOEFL iBT 57 or English B1 for non-native speakers); video motivation statement of 1-3 minutes and a two-round audition.

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 2 semesters (1 year), 60 CP

Apply through the official page: https://www.hfmdk-frankfurt.de/thema/bewerben

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